| While the middle stage of Mikkyo became a complicated system of Buddhism for priests, it couldn't become widespread among Indian people and therefore couldn't change the trend whereby Hinduism, which emphasized daily religious services and folk beliefs, flourished and expanded. |
中期密教は僧侶向けに複雑化した仏教体系となった一方で、かえってインドの大衆層への普及・浸透ができず、日常祭祀や民間信仰に重点をおいた大衆重視のヒンドゥー教の隆盛・拡大という潮流を結果的には変えられなかった。 |